Chapter 108: Chapter 105: Diamond Ring, Loaned to You 2
He saw the thick red welts, already swollen, on his back through the mirror.
He took out a bottle of medicinal liquor from the drawer and poured it from his shoulder down, the pain more intense than he had imagined.
Gritting his teeth, sweat broke out on his forehead.
The old man really did hit hard...
Well, having been a soldier all his life, to be finally resisted by his own son, not to mention that a general’s pride couldn’t be overcome.
Yin Shixiu propped himself on the sink with one hand, using the other to rub the welts from being hit!
The medicinal liquor seeped into the wounds, it truly hurt...
"Uncle, can I ask you a ques...tion..."
Suddenly, the bathroom door was pushed open, and Su Xiaomeng poked her head in.
She thought Yin Shixiu hadn’t stripped completely yet, so she didn’t knock...
Who knew...
She looked at the firm back facing her... covered with five or six shocking red marks...
Each was swollen to the point of looking like tiny hills...
She was dumbfounded, her eyes instantly reddened...
"Uncle... what happened here?"
Yin Shixiu turned around at the sound, momentarily stunned, and it was too late to cover up.
The little girl ran behind him, her big eyes fixed on his back...
"Uncle... what’s going on?"
Yin Shixiu turned around, looking at her reddened eyes, unable to come up with a good excuse immediately...
"Was it Mr. Yin and Mrs. Yin?"
Yin Shixiu ruffled her hair, seeing her about to cry, and couldn’t help sighing.
"It’s okay, it doesn’t hurt."
"Why did they hit you? Because you got a marriage certificate with me? You can tell them the truth, you can tell them, you married me just to—"
"Xiao Meng, I have my plans."
"No matter what plans, you shouldn’t just stand there foolishly and take a beating! And they hit you so hard..."
"You didn’t even tell me! I still wanted you to eat spicy hot pot! I even asked you to carry me... boohoo..."
Thinking back to leaving the Yin Family, she didn’t notice anything wrong with Yin Shixiu, not only that, she even dragged him to eat something that could exacerbate the pain, and kept acting cute while shopping...
How much did it hurt when she climbed on his back?
Su Xiaomeng felt so guilty, it broke her heart!
"I didn’t not tell you, I just didn’t want to scare you. You see, I couldn’t even apply the medicine well myself, I had to tell you, ask you to help me, right?"
"You still lied to me!"
She lifted her hand and lightly hit his chest, "If I didn’t come in, you—"
"That being said..."
Su Xiaomeng hadn’t finished yelling when she was pulled into his arms, and someone lowered their head, intimately approached her nose, showing a fox-like proud smile...
"Since when did you dare to come in without knocking when I’m in the bathroom?"
"I..."
Su Xiaomeng blushed, her eyes already red, now she looked like she was being bullied.
"What?"
He continued to ask with a joking persistence in his tone.
Su Xiaomeng rolled her eyes and immediately retorted, "So what if I don’t knock?! I’ve seen every inch of you inside and out!"
"Laugh? What’s so funny? Did I say something wrong?"
Yin Shixiu shook his head, "No. I just like you like this."
Su Xiaomeng’s heart thumped, but she rolled her eyes dramatically!
Yin Shixiu tapped her little mouth.
Su Xiaomeng sniffled and said in a hoarse voice, "I, I’ll help you apply the medicine..."
"Okay."
Yin Shixiu responded.
She took the bottle of medicinal liquor, glanced at the instructions, furrowing her brows, "It says to clean it with a hot towel first, so the medicine can penetrate quicker."
"No need to be so troub—"
Before he finished speaking, the little girl gave him a glare.
Yin Shixiu paused, then said nothing more. He leaned on the sink, watching her test the water temperature, only using it once it scalded, fetching half a basin before soaking the towel...
The water was hot, and her young hands turned red from the heat.
She blew on her hands, biting her lip as she wrung out the towel.
"Uncle, turn around and lean on the sink."
Su Xiaomeng said as Yin Shixiu obediently turned.
"Does it hurt?"
She gently placed the towel on his back, cautiously asking.
"No."
Su Xiaomeng was relieved, wiping his back before applying the medicinal liquor.
"I don’t know how long it will take to heal... Uncle, you didn’t hurt your bones, did you?"
"No, the old man has some sense of restraint."
Yin Shixiu said calmly.
Su Xiaomeng furrowed her brows, what kind of restraint is this?
If her dad ever hit her like this... there’d be no question, she’d cut off all ties!
This is domestic violence! Domestic violence!
"Hiss..."
Su Xiaomeng was too focused, accidentally applying too much pressure.
Yin Shixiu inhaled sharply, making her heart skip a beat.
"Did it hurt?"
"There’s bound to be a bit of pain. Hold tight, don’t catch a cold."
Su Xiaomeng no longer dared to be distracted, softly and gently applying the medicinal liquor.
Yin Shixiu licked his lips, not knowing if it was the heat from the lamp, or Su Xiaomeng’s little hand teasing...
The burning sensation slowly gathered to a certain point from various parts of the body.
"Finished!"
Su Xiaomeng’s voice was a relief to Yin Shixiu.
Yin Shixiu took the pajamas and put them on.
Su Xiaomeng looked at her own soaked sleeve, thought for a moment, and decided to take a shower.
"Uncle, you go out—first... please..."
Su Xiaomeng’s originally fluent words faltered when her eyes inadvertently landed on a certain spot of his.
Yin Shixiu rubbed her hair, "Alright, don’t look so scared, go wash up, I’m leaving."
"... Oh."
Su Xiaomeng responded blankly, then stood there without moving for a long time, listening to the bathroom door opening and closing behind her, unable to calm her emotions for a long time.
Uncle...
You must be crazy with lust!
He’s already injured like that, how dare he still think about such things!
Su Xiaomeng was internally breaking down.
She scratched her hair, took off her clothes, and got into the bathtub...
Her knees bent, her hands unconsciously pushed the water, yet in front of her eyes, Yin Shixiu’s mottled back appeared involuntarily.
She knew it, Mr. Yin and Mrs. Yin couldn’t have just said a few words.
They were more severe and angrier than she imagined...
Uncle... why is this necessary?
If it were her, before even the first of the five or six hits landed, she would probably have confessed everything honestly.
Since the two old people were so angry... maybe it wasn’t as simple as not wanting to let them stay for a meal.
Thinking deeper, Su Xiaomeng’s heart skipped a beat.
She wasn’t sure because it seemed impossible. Yin Shixiu was such a smart person, he could appease the two elders, and would never reach a point of breaking off with them...
She shook her head, denying this almost absurd thought.
Sighing gently, she splashed the bathtub water and muttered, "Uncle, why do you have to do such heart-breaking things..."
She felt like all her emotions and moods were now tied to him...
After exiting the bathroom, Yin Shixiu went to the refrigerator and drank several big gulps of ice water.
He returned to the bedroom, sat on the head of the bed, picked up a book from the shelf beside him, flipped through several pages back and forth, but couldn’t calm his mind.
He intended to bury his head in sleep, but even before he could return the book to the shelf, the bathroom door opened, and Su Xiaomeng, having just blow-dried her hair, gave Yin Shixiu a look...
"You’re not asleep yet..."
Yin Shixiu smiled, "Yes, I was waiting for you."
Su Xiaomeng uneasily moved over, lifted a corner of the blanket, and crawled in.
Yin Shixiu slightly raised an eyebrow, curious about her hesitant actions.
"Uh... turn off the light."
"... Okay."
It was indeed late; Yin Shixiu turned off the bedside lamp.
"Does it hurt to lie like this?"
Su Xiaomeng asked softly.
"A bit, so I’ll lie sideways."
Yin Shixiu smiled, pulled her into his arms, kissed her hair, "Go to sleep."
Su Xiaomeng lay wide-eyed, hesitating uneasily in his embrace.
Yin Shixiu only wanted to close his eyes quickly and sleep...
But in his arms, Su Xiaomeng was like a little rabbit, frequently moving or fidgeting...
"What’s wrong? Can’t sleep?"
He asked.
Su Xiaomeng hugged his waist and suddenly said, "Uncle, the body wash we use at home seems to be melon-scented."
"... Yes, you chose it last time when we went to the supermarket."
"I just used that to wash."
"Mm-hmm..."
"I smell like melon now..."
"Do you want to taste it?"
In the darkness, Yin Shixiu’s eyes, ablaze with desire, opened...
Su Xiaomeng swallowed, having worked up the courage to speak, but as soon as she did, she regretted it.
"Um... you probably don’t like melon, right? Haha... Seems pretty late, let’s sleep, sleep!"
She tried to cover it up, hoping he wouldn’t notice.
Yin Shixiu initially thought he misheard, but when he realized...
His heart, like overflowing with honey, was uncontrollably ecstatic, "I like it, really like it..."
"Gulp"...
Su Xiaomeng knew the uncle wouldn’t refuse a meal served to his lips.
It’s no one’s fault; she willingly offered it to him...
The next day, Yin Shixiu still got up early, but Su Xiaomeng slept until noon.
When she woke up, Yin Shixiu had obviously gone to work.
She propped herself up, her legs aching and swollen, touched her belly...
"Baby, were you scared last night? Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid..."
Stretching lazily, she got out of bed.
As usual, a prepared lunch was in the kitchen, probably brought by the maid in the morning.
After heating it in the microwave, she took it to the coffee table, watching the noon news while eating lunch.
Before long, Yin Shixiu’s call came, and without a word, she gave him a good scolding while on the other side he endlessly indulged her criticism.
When she got tired of scolding, she mumbled and asked about his physical condition.
She heard that injured people can easily get fevers, and a slip-up might cause infections.
Yin Shixiu repeatedly assured her he was fine. The back injury didn’t completely not hurt, but such a small wound causing a grown man to cry out would be too pathetic.